Martin Max

Martin Max (born 7 August 1968) is a retired German footballer, who played as a striker.

Martin Max
Personal information
Date of birth (1968-08-07) 7 August 1968
Place of birth Tarnowskie Góry, Poland
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position(s) Striker
Youth career
Rodło Górniki Bytom
Blau-Weiß Post Recklinghausen
FC Recklinghausen
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1989–1995 Borussia M'Gladbach 142 (22)
1995–1999 Schalke 04 109 (33)
1999–2003 TSV 1860 München 112 (51)
2003–2004 Hansa Rostock 33 (20)
Total 396 (126)
National team
2002 Germany 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

One of the oldest winners of the Bundesliga's top scorer crown, at the age of 32 and 34, he represented four teams in his country of adoption.

Club career

Born in Tarnowskie Góry in Upper Silesia, Martin Max started to play football in the youth of Rodło Górniki Bytom and in 1982 he emigrated with his parents as ethnic Germans (Aussiedler) from Poland and went to Germany, where the family settled in Recklinghausen in the Ruhr region (Ruhrgebiet). In Recklinghausen, he joined the junior from Blau Weiß Post Recklinghausen and 1985 he transferred to the offspring of the 1. FC Recklinghausen.

At Schalke, Max revived his career, netting 23 goals in his first two seasons combined, adding three in the victorious UEFA Cup campaign, and his penalty shootout attempt in the final against Inter Milan.

He joined TSV 1860 Munich in 1999, and was crowned league topscorer in his first season, with 19; in 2001–02, he added 18 for a second individual accolade, tied with Márcio Amoroso.

Already at 35, Max moved to F.C. Hansa Rostock, and contributed massively to the former East Germany side's comfortable league position, as he netted 20 goals and ranked third in the goal charts, retiring at the season's end with a total of 396 matches, with 126 first division goals.[1] After retiring, Max began running a soccer camp for youths.

International career

Courtesy of his stellar TSV performances, Max earned his only cap for Germany, on 17 April 2002, coming on as a substitute during the 84th minute in a 1–0 loss in a friendly in the Gottlieb-Daimler-Stadion (today Mercedes-Benz-Arena) in Stuttgart against Argentina.[2] He was subsequently named on stand-by for that summer's 2002 FIFA World Cup.[3]

Career statistics
Club Season League Cup Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Borussia M'gladbach 1989–90Bundesliga 11010——120
1990–91Bundesliga 30700——307
1991–92Bundesliga 36462——426
1992–93Bundesliga 21310——223
1993–94Bundesliga 24810——258
1994–95Bundesliga 20010——210
Total 14222102——15224
Schalke 04 1995–96Bundesliga 321120——3411
1996–97Bundesliga 301221103—4216
1997–98Bundesliga 1940061—255
1998–99Bundesliga 28611201[lower-alpha 1]0327
Total 10933521841013339
1860 Munich 1999–2000Bundesliga 321922——3421
2000–01Bundesliga 3183273—4113
2001–02Bundesliga 281843—6[lower-alpha 2]53826
2002–03Bundesliga 21625—2[lower-alpha 2]02511
Total 112511112738513871
Hansa Rostock 2003–04Bundesliga 332020——3520
Career total 396126281625795458154
  1. Appearance in DFB Ligapokal
  2. Appearances in UI Cup

Honours

Club

Borussia M'Gladbach

Schalke 04

Individual

References
  1. Matthias Arnhold (1 October 2015). "Martin Max - Matches and Goals in Bundesliga". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 9 October 2015.
  2. Matthias Arnhold (1 October 2015). "Martin Max - International Appearances". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 9 October 2015.
  3. "No surprises from Voeller". BBC Sport. 6 May 2002. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
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